Last year's Singapore Grand Prix proved to be Daniel Ricciardo's last race in Formula 1, as the Australian was replaced at the RB team by Liam Lawson for the final six races of the year.
In 2023, Lawson had been installed as a substitute for Ricciardo following the latter's hand fracture at the Dutch Grand Prix, after just two rounds into Ricciardo's comeback to F1 as a successor to Nyck de Vries.
